Presence of a cryptic Onchocerca species in black flies of northern California, USA
Parasites & Vectors, 2021 Background Black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) serve as arthropod vectors for various species of Onchocerca (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) that may be associated with disease in humans, domestic animals, and wildlife.
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Not every worm wrapped around a stick is a guinea worm: a case of Onchocerca volvulus mimicking Dracunculus medinensis [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2015 Background Despite being certified guinea worm free in 2007, Cameroon continues surveillance efforts to ensure rapid verification of any suspected reoccurrence.
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Black flies (Diptera : Simuliidae) attracted to humans and water buffalos and natural infections with filarial larvae, probably Onchocerca sp., in northern Thailand [PDF]
Parasite, 2003 Several Simulium species were investigated as to their biting habits and natural infections with filarial larvae at Ban Pan Fan, Chiang Mai Province, in northern Thailand.
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An Antibody Biomarker Associated with Onchocerca volvulus Microfilariae Identified by Proteomic Analysis of Parasite Tissues Isolated from Paraffin Embedded O. volvulus Nodules by Laser Capture Microdissection. [PDF]
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Infection du ligament cervical par Onchocerca gutturosa chez deux vaches au Soudan
Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 1994 Des lésions importantes du ligament cervical sont décrites sur deux vaches. L'examen nécropsique et histopathologique révèle que Onchocerca gutturosa est l'agent causal des nodules observés pour la première fois au Soudan.
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2022 Onchocercosis is a parasitic disease caused by over 30 Onchocerca spp. (Nematoda: Filarioidea) and predominantly affecting ungulates. Four Onchocerca spp. have been described in the European red deer (Cervus elaphus).
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A Novel Biplex <i>Onchocerca volvulus</i> Rapid Diagnostic Test Evaluated Among 3- to 9-Year-Old Children in Maridi, South Sudan. [PDF]
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A rare case of cutaneous onchocerciasis in North-East India, review of literature
Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2020 Onchocerca volvulus is a spirurid nematode that mainly affects the rural poor of Sub-Saharan Africa, Yemen, and parts of Central and South America. River blindness caused by Onchocerca volvulus is considered to be the second most common infectious cause ...
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Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 1994 Des nodules sous-cutanés et de la peau ombilicale sont prélevés sur 6 Bos indicus onchocerquiens au Cameroun, pour l'étude anatomopathologiq ue. Les nodules à Onchocerca ochengi et Onchocerca dukei ont la même structure que celle des nodules à Onchocerca
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Ivermectin inhibits growth of Chlamydia trachomatis in epithelial cells. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Ivermectin is currently approved for treatment of both clinical and veterinary infections by nematodes, including Onchocerca cervicalis in horses and Onchocerca volvulus in humans.
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